Monday - Part one of test
Tuesday- Rest of how to build america worksheets and Chapter 6
Wednesday- Chapter 7 test
Thursday- Starting Chapter 8
- Expanding Public Education
- Class Reading
- Before the mid 1800's education was for the wealthy
- Most states had public schools by 1865
- But many school aged children still recieved no formal education worked in factories instead
- Between 1865-1895 states passed lawa requring 12-16 weeks annually of school
- Classed focused on the 3 R's - reading- riting and rithmetic
- Memorazation and recitation was very common
-discpline was very strict
- lots of lectures couldn't read or write
- The Bells
- Assembly Line
Students are tested and if they pass, move to the next part of the assembly line
Schools were/are one size fits all and prepared students work in factories upon finshing school
- Elementary Schools have high attendance more then any other gradr
- African American and Immigrant EDU
- African Americans were mostly excluded from public schools or had to attend segregated schools
- In 1910 3% of African Americans between 15-19 attended High School
- Immigrants were encouraged to go to school
- Children learned english and became americanized
- Religon in School
- Public schools had mandatory readings from the Protestant Bible
- Many cathloic famlies were concerned
Catholic communities set u parochial schools to give theit children catholic education
- What is Higher Education
From 1880-1920 college enrollments quadrupaled
High school diploma and entrance exams were used in admittance purposes
Morril Act-
Iowa State 1858
Drake- 1881
Iowa- 1847
UNI- 1876
Growth of Higher Education 1930's and 1940's go up higher
Friday- No school
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